Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Elected parliament

Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Uganda
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Uganda rank
1st

Elected parliament over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Uganda, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 132 shared years of data; in 1894 it was Uganda ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uganda Difference Ahead
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0.9 0.2 0.7 Papua New Guinea
1960s 1 0.9 0.1 Papua New Guinea
1970s 1 0.1 0.9 Papua New Guinea
1980s 1 0.5 0.5 Papua New Guinea
1990s 1 0.4 0.6 Papua New Guinea
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elected parliament, Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
132 years are reported by both, from 1894 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for elected parliament?
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elected parliament
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.